The Nitehawk Shorts Festival

The Nitehawk Shorts Festival Midnight
The Rants Macabre

We review our outing to The Nitehawk Shorts Festival and a chat with Sam Zimmerman about Shudder's role in selecting the films for the fest. We go over our favorite horror shorts, name-checking directors with focus on the strong outing by women filmmakers.

Check out http://nitehawkshortsfestival.com/2016/ & https://www.shudder.com/

GDT Presents: The Orphanage, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark & Mama

GDT Presents The Orphanage, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark & Mama
The Rants Macabre

Happy Halloween! Moving between Halloween, and Día de los Muertos we feature a few films produced by Guillermo del Toro. Our focus this time- stories centered around the perspective of the children in The Orphanage, Mama & Don't Be Afraid of the Dark#MacabreMonday

Bonus Episode Review of Little Sister + Interview

Little Sister Review & Interview with Zach Clark & Joe Swanberg
The Rants Macabre

As a Halloween month bonus we review the new film Little Sister by Zach Clark bring you an interview with Clark and producer Joe Swanberg. A drama set among 'That' Halloween loving family in suburban North Carolina. Featuring an all star cast with Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Barbara Crampton, and Keith Poulson. Little Sister is available now on VOD, iTunes and Amazon Video.

Guillermo del Toro's World of Horror Fantasy

Guillermo del Toro
The Rants Macabre

Diving deep into the worlds imagined by Guillermo del Toro, Darren & Mindy explore The Devil's Backbone (2001), Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and Crimson Peak (2015). His contributions to horror-fantasy serve as the high bar for the genre. Ghosts, fairies and haunted mansions... this is our first entry into the season's Día de Muertos.